Hello,
I recently acquired several (22) Antique Brunswick Cues. I spent some time on Chris's (Tate) site going through his Brunswick catalogs (Thanx!!). I also have had correspondence with Mark Stellinga and others so I have a pretty fair grasp of what I have here.
http://ncsdc.com/TEMP/BrunswicksCues/Sale.html
These appear to be made between 1908 and 1928.. and my best guess is 1911-ish. I say this because the previous owner purchased the entire (billiard) inventory of a Mason's Lodge back in the '60's. He researched the Brunswick Table that they came with- and found it was built in 1911...Looking at Tate's 1914 catalog plates...and by doing alot of assuming...
I have sorted out the cues that may have "special interest" to offer them here. I have taken high-res photos and created a webpage with several of the "better" cues on it. There is a Butterfly cue with 2 veneers, (2) Doubly butterfly cues, Cork and Twine-wrapped cues, and carved cues.
Anyway. Most of the cues are good solid original cues with typical wear. They were obviously used- A-LOT!! They had almost 100 years of grime on them. I gently cleaned them with rags and Murphy's Oil Soap- and they came out great. The original patina is still there- but they are no longer dusty and dirty from storage. They are remarkably straight.
The remaining cues (9)- are typical single-butterfly (Vignaux) and Full-Splice 4-pointers. These are already listed on eBay- and the auctions will start at 6:00 PM PST (9 eastern). THESE ARE 3-DAY AUCTIONS- so they go off on SUNDAY evening. (sorry about the caps)
Just do a search for Antique Brunswick" and they should come up. These would make great conversions, and some are nice and original enough for the serious collector.
Please have a look at them.. and if you are interested in any- or have questions... please feel free to e-mail or PM me.
I recently acquired several (22) Antique Brunswick Cues. I spent some time on Chris's (Tate) site going through his Brunswick catalogs (Thanx!!). I also have had correspondence with Mark Stellinga and others so I have a pretty fair grasp of what I have here.
http://ncsdc.com/TEMP/BrunswicksCues/Sale.html
These appear to be made between 1908 and 1928.. and my best guess is 1911-ish. I say this because the previous owner purchased the entire (billiard) inventory of a Mason's Lodge back in the '60's. He researched the Brunswick Table that they came with- and found it was built in 1911...Looking at Tate's 1914 catalog plates...and by doing alot of assuming...
I have sorted out the cues that may have "special interest" to offer them here. I have taken high-res photos and created a webpage with several of the "better" cues on it. There is a Butterfly cue with 2 veneers, (2) Doubly butterfly cues, Cork and Twine-wrapped cues, and carved cues.
Anyway. Most of the cues are good solid original cues with typical wear. They were obviously used- A-LOT!! They had almost 100 years of grime on them. I gently cleaned them with rags and Murphy's Oil Soap- and they came out great. The original patina is still there- but they are no longer dusty and dirty from storage. They are remarkably straight.
The remaining cues (9)- are typical single-butterfly (Vignaux) and Full-Splice 4-pointers. These are already listed on eBay- and the auctions will start at 6:00 PM PST (9 eastern). THESE ARE 3-DAY AUCTIONS- so they go off on SUNDAY evening. (sorry about the caps)
Just do a search for Antique Brunswick" and they should come up. These would make great conversions, and some are nice and original enough for the serious collector.
Please have a look at them.. and if you are interested in any- or have questions... please feel free to e-mail or PM me.
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